Jul 31, 2006

Butter Murukku

My entries for Santhi’s JFI-Flour andRevathi’s FMR-Comfort Foods

Ingredients:
Plain rice flour-3cups
Roasted gram flour-1/2cup
(pottu kadalae/Puttanalu pappu grinded into fine powder)
Fresh white butter-11/2tbsp
Salt-11/2tsp
Oil for deep-frying
Method: 1) Mix rice flour, roasted gram flour together & sieve.
2) Mix salt butter to the flour & mix well.
3) Divide the flour into 2or 3 parts equally.
4) Sprinkle water to one part & prepare thick dough.
5) Using a single star disc in a greased murukku maker squeeze murukkus directly in hot oil.
6) Fry till golden in color & crisp. Remove from oil, drain excess oil.
Store in air-tight container.



Note: Murukkus retain its color only when it is mixed with water just before frying. If all the dough is mixed at a time, Murukkus of later portions of dough will become red when it is fried.

Jul 29, 2006

Gobi fry (cauliflower fry)

This is my mother in laws recipe. Just substituted corn flour for Bengal gram flour.
Ingredients:
Cauliflour-1medium size
Onion paste-1/2cup
Tomato paste-1/2cup
Ginger garlic paste-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Chilli powder-2tbsp
Turmeric powder-pinch
Corn flour-3tsp
Rice flour-2tsp
Oil for deep-frying
Cut cauliflower into medium size florets. Add salt, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, onion paste & tomato paste to the florets & let it sit for about 30mts.

Just before frying add corn flour & rice flour mix well.


Deep fry in oil on medium flame till golden brown.